The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-11
OPENING THE PIEDMONT.
THOUSANDS THRONG THE EXPO
SITION GROUNDS.

in the Speech of Hon. Samuel j.
Principal Exhibits Now in Place Gov.
Gordons Eloquence
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 10.--To-day dawned
bright and clear, and the thousands
of visitors who have been expected to
honor the opening day of the Pied
mont Exposition are here without
doubt They have been coming in for days,
lust to be here in time. Whether the city
will be able to accommodate the crowd, is
already a serious question. A great many
people have already taken the streets, hunt
ing for lodgings, and before the week is out
there will be tired crowds who will have
nowhere to go unless some special and lib
eral arrangement is made by the city and
those in charge of the exposition.
The city everywhere presents lively ap-
pearance. There is bunting without end,
streamers and flying flags and brass bands.
The Opera House is going every night, a
select variety show has set up in Concordia
Hall, and shows Of the circus variety are
scattered over the city.
The Piedmont Park is reached by street
car lines, 10c fare, or by railroad 25c. the
running trains every fifteen minutes from
the Whitehall crossing and is crowded to
its capacity There are a plenty of hacks,
cabs hansoms, guerneyS and livery turn
outs, to supplement other ways and means.
The distance is not great, however, and
those who care to do so can walk, and the
pedestrian is in force.
AT THE GROUNDS.
At the grounds all the buildings are over
crowded, and, as is generally the case with
big shows. everything is behind In the
main building, on the first floor, there is a
great variety of exhibits Augusta and
Columbus are rivals in the way of factory
displays, and there is nothing finer in the
building than the exhibits Of these cities.
The Singer and Wheeler & Wilcox make
elaborate displays of sewing machines.
Thurber, of New York, and local dealers,
have splendid exhibits of fancy groceries.
A display that will make a splendid show
and attract attention, is that of Georgia
marble companies. North Carolina comes
in with handsome exhibit OF stone and
slate. The electric light companies and the
telephone company make fine exhibit on
this floor
On the floor above is the art department.
of every character and description, in
cluding the celebrated Seney collection of
valuable paintings.
AGRICULTURE's DISPLAY.
Near this building is the spacious hall set
apart f., agricultural, mineral and ma
chinery exhibits. Right at the main en-
trance is large space set apart for Florida.
The exhibit has been delayed getting here,
as in the case with others, and those in
charge are working to put it in shape. 1t
promise, to be one of the most attractive
exhibits OF the fair, and your correspondent
viii give full description of it later
EurthpI ON is Alabama and the immense
space assigned is being filled by Brming
ham, Admission, Sheffield and Tuscaloosa,
with all kinds of ores and machinery. Go
ing further, is a very extensive exhibit of
minerals and woods made by the Richmond
and Danvie company. In the space be-
vond come the county exhibits. which will
be notable feature of the exhibition.
GETTING IN SHAPE.
The magnificent displays of Talbot, Sum-
ter, Putnam, Floyd, Barlow, Polk, and
other counties, are being rapidly put in
shape, and will probably be complete by
tomorrow The machinery exhibit is too
extensive for this report The poultry
building is being rapidly flied with fine and
fancy fowls from all sections of the
country. The display of fine stock cattle,
etc, is unusually large, and the extensive
stables have been found inadequate for the
horses, which necessitated to-day the erec-
ton of extra stables. The half mile track
and the grand stand are nearest the main
entrance, and of course attract the crowd.
On the grounds every arrangement has
been made for the comfort and convenience
of visitors. The public comfort buildings
are numerous. and lunch and refreshment
stands abound. The curious visitors will
find ample opportunity over the grounds
for sampling and testing the rice beer and
nerve tonic for which prohibition Atlanta
Is so justly celebrated.
Fifteen thousand people visited the
grounds and witnessed the opening cere-
monies. The President and officers of the
association, Governor and staff, Mr.. Ran
dali and party, Senators Colquitt and
Brown, the Second Artillery band and mill
tary escort, Means Cadets, Atlanta Rifles,
Gate City Guard, Governors Horse Guard
and Atlanta Artillery, arrived on the
grounds at 8 o'clock. The grand stand, on
which the opening ceremonies were held,
was packed.
An anthem was sung by chorus of 300
voices
Rev. H. c. Morrison opened the exercises
with prayer.
An address was delivered by President
Collier, giving a history of the exposition.
RANDALL INTRODUCED.
The great interest of to-day was in the
reception of Samuel j. Randall, whose duty
1t was to open the Exhibition Gov Gordon
introduced the speaker in highly compli-
mentary speech
GOV GoRDoN's SPEECH.
Cog. Gordon said
II had the power to establish American Gus
toms would ortlain that on an occasion like the
present our people should exchange congratu-
idllons and tender thanks that we are citizens OF
ule best country and joint managers OF the best
government in the world II seems TO me
tndJ our appreciation of this country
una It's government should increase
win all these multiplied evidences of its in
cIedsing prosperity and of protection to prop
eiiE ana security to liberty. Ii was the custom
VI tne greatest andi plrest of the Roman pat
Io's 10 close his speeches in the Senate with the
uVol2ration: Carthage must be destroyed. l
,HVuu nave American patriots emphasize III
.Aer public utterauceS far the noDler
sentiment: american liberty must be pre-
served OF all the peculiarities OF our
DlluSh kindred land they. have many one
mnlch impressed me was the immemoral Gus,
ttpm oil standing with uncovered heads IN all
er men public gatherings and with united voices
Ssndullng the national anthem, GOD save the
queen Would that in all our great assem-
niages there should rise from the deep fountain
~ very Americans heart and roll through the
% ,ahG the mightier anthem, God Save Our he-
Inspired by this thought to-day, you will in,
tu.lge me In some remarks not inappropriate, l
@ @s,uaI, az the opening of this splendid exposition
u slu great gathering of citizens from this and ds,
saii' states; could not If | would and would
uot II could, silence the utterances which are